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- Updated: August 2, 2016
PHOENIX — The non-waiver Trade Deadline passed quietly for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, which was pretty much expected, given the pair of deals they had made in July and their desire not to move any of their core pieces.
The D-backs dealt closer Brad Ziegler to the Red Sox for a pair of Minor Leaguers just before the All-Star break, and then Saturday morning they sent reliever Tyler Clippard to the Yankees in exchange for Minor League pitcher Vicente Campos.
“There was a lot of people that contacted us, some interest, a lot of interest,” D-backs chief baseball officer Tony La Russa said. “The problem was everybody they had a lot of interest in were guys we want to keep.”
In addition, the D-backs received what GM Dave Stewart said was a “ton” of interest in right-hander Shelby Miller. The D-backs paid a steep price to acquire Miller from the Braves last December and despite his struggles this year they were not going to just give him away.
“All our pitching was asked about because they’re all very attractive. They all have talent. They all have a lot of upside, and Shelby was one of them,” La Russa …
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